- Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) provides numerous tools for improving practice, including information about plan-do-study-act (PDSA) methods.
- AHRQ's Digital Healthcare Research Web site provides extensive guidance on workflow assessments for implementing information technology. Many of the online tools and guidance are perfectly applicable to thinking through workflows and mapping office processes. Look for the "workflow tools" link.
- AHRQ also sponsored the development of an office efficiency decision guide:
Data
- Data Infographics
- Data Visualizations
- Data Tools
- Data Innovations
- All-Payer Claims Database
- Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP)
- Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)
- AHRQ Quality Indicator Tools for Data Analytics
- State Snapshots
- United States Health Information Knowledgebase (USHIK)
- Data Sources Available from AHRQ
National Center for Excellence in Primary Care Research
- About the National Center
- Building the Research Community
- Care Delivery
- Research Initiatives
- Research and Training Funding Opportunities
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Tools and Resources
- Behavior & Mental Health
- Capacity Building
- Case Studies
- Clinical-Community Linkages
- Confidential Physician Feedback
- Health Assessments
- Health Care/System Redesign
- Health Information Technology Integration
- Healthier Pregnancy Provider Training
- Improving Primary Care Practice
- Obesity Management
- Obesity Toolkit
- Oral, Linguistic, & Culturally Competent Services
- Practice Transformation & Quality Improvement
- Primary Care Practice
- Public Reports
- Research & Evaluation
- Self-Management Support
- Tools and Resources for Clinical Practice
- Workforce Configurations
Health Assessments in Primary Care
Appendix 9: Tools for Making Changes in Your Practice
Table of Contents
- Health Assessments in Primary Care
- Introduction
- Section 1. How Ready is Your Practice to Implement a New Health Assessment?
- Section 2. How Does Your Practice Choose an Assessment?
- Section 3. How Do You Work Health Assessments into Your Office Workflow?
- Section 4. How Do You Use the Health Assessment Information You Collect?
- Section 5. How Do You Activate and Engage Patients in Using Their Health Assessment Information?
- Section 6. How Does Your Practice Sustain Health Assessments?
- Appendixes
- Appendix 1: Background on Health Assessments in Primary Care
- Appendix 2: Health Assessment Case Study
- Appendix 3: Health Assessments for Adults
- Appendix 4: Adult Health Assessment Sample Questions
- Appendix 5: Assessments for Children
- Appendix 6: Assessments for Adolescents
- Appendix 7: Health Assessments for Seniors
- Appendix 8: Crosswalk of Health Assessments Related to Incentive and Quality Programs
- Appendix 9: Tools for Making Changes in Your Practice
- Appendix 10: Health Assessment Information for Patients
- Appendix 11: Patient Feedback Survey Example
- References
Publication: 13-0061-EF
Page last reviewed July 2022
Page originally created September 2013
Internet Citation: Appendix 9: Tools for Making Changes in Your Practice. Content last reviewed July 2022. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD.
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